E - Iccat

INTEGRATED MONITORING MEASURES - FUNCHAL 2003
a) Require its fishing vessel to be equipped with an autonomous system able to automatically transmit a
message to the land-based Fisheries Monitoring Centre (hereinafter referred to as FMC) of the flag
CPC allowing a continuous tracking of the position of a fishing vessel by the CPC of that fishing
vessel.
[b) Ensure that the satellite tracking device fitted on board the fishing vessels shall enable the vessel to
continuously collect and transmit, at any time, to the FMC of the flag CPC the following data:
i) the vessel’s identification;
ii) the most recent geographical position of the vessel (longitude, latitude) with a margin of error
lower than 500 metres, with a confidence interval of 99%;
iii) the date and time of the fixing of the said position of the vessel.
iv) the vessel’s speed and direction.]
2. Each CPC shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the FMC receives through the VMS the messages
required in paragraph 1.b).
[3. Each CPC shall ensure that the masters of fishing vessels flying its flag shall ensure that the satellite
tracking devices are permanently operational and that the information identified in paragraph 1.b) is
transmitted [at least every 6 hours]. In the event of a technical failure or non-operation of the satellitetracking
device fitted on board a fishing vessel, the device shall be repaired or replaced within one month.
After this period, the master of a fishing vessel is not authorized to commence a fishing trip with a defective
satellite-tracking device. Furthermore where a device stops functioning or has a technical failure during a
fishing trip lasting more than one month, the repair or the replacement has to take place as soon as the vessel
enters a port; the fishing vessel shall not be authorized to [continue or] commence a fishing trip without the
satellite tracking device having repaired or replaced.]
4. Each CPC shall ensure that a fishing vessel with a defective satellite tracking device shall communicate, at
least daily, reports containing the information in paragraph 1.b) to the FMC by other means of
communication (radio, telefax or telex).
5. Until (at a date to be decided by the Commission) fishing vessels referred to in paragraph 1 which are not
yet equipped with VMS shall report by radio, telefax or telex including, inter alia, information on the
official numbers (radio call sign and registration number), the name of the fishing vessel, message sequence
number, type of message, the date, the time (UTC) and the geographical position (latitude and longitude)
when transmitting the report, to their competent authorities, as well as:
a) the geographic position at the beginning of the fishing operation;
b) the geographic position at the end of the fishing operation.
6. CPCs are encouraged to extend the application of this Recommendation to their fishing vessels of less than
20 metres between perpendiculars or 24 metres length overall if they consider this to be appropriate to
ensure the effectiveness of ICCAT conservation and management measures.
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